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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Swallow of Baltimore (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/458/12

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Swallow of Baltimore (master... dating from 1778 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/458/12
Date
1778
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Swallow of Baltimore (master William Bowen).

History: an American merchant ship (schooner, 60 tons, 11 men), bound from St Eustatius to Baltimore, laden with rum, geneva or gin, tea, pepper, bales of dry goods and some ironmongery; taken on 5 or 6 December 1778 about 5 miles south of Currituck inlet, latitude 36°24'N, longitude 74°30'W by the privateer Gambier (James Crew commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers: 1-6.

[These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/458/12/1-6
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13507857/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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